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Vol. 26—No. 134
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Seth M. Vining, Editor
N. C. THURSDAY, DEG. 24, 1964
Curb Reporter
Santa Claus .comes tonight in
in all homes where there are
little children; and unless we
adults become as little children we
cannot enter the Kingdom of
Heaven. We must be as hopeful,
believing and trusting in the Great
Santa Claus who created us all and
looks to us'to respond to His love
of our own free will. Our only way
to show it is by spreading the
Spirit of Christmas, especially to.,
all unfortunates; for whatever we
do for them and to strangers is
the same as doing it to" Him.
Greetings From the Tryon
Postal Employees
It is our sincere wish and hope
that each piece of mail delivered
to you during the past year has
brought some degree of satisfac
tion, joy, peace or hope.
For each message of sorrow we
hope you have received a hundred
that gave some degree of pleasure.
We are so grateful to so many
people for so much, that it be
hooves us to attempt tc express our
appreciation. We hope each of you
will take this message as a per
sonal “Thank You” from each of
us. Your patience, kindness s$nd
expressions of appreciation _ for
our efforts will not soon be for
gotten.' m . .
May this Christmas season
bring joy into the hearts of all
and a greater appreciation of
the One Who Gave His Son that
we of the twentieth century might
have _ freedom of thought, action
and above all freedom to worship
the Babe of Bethlehem.
Isham Henderson,
Postmaster.
D. L. BALLEW PASSES
David Lawrence Ballew, 93,
Landrum’s oldest retired merchant
and father of 'the late T. W. Bal
lew of Tryon, passed away Wed
nesday afternoon at 3:30 at his
home in Landrum.
Funeral services will be held
Christmas Day at 2 p. m., at Oak
Grove Baptist Church of which
he was a deacon for 64 years.
Burial will be in the family plot
at the church.
Mr. Ballew was born in upper
Greenville County, S. C., son of
the late David and Ellender Lind
say Ballew. He had made his
“home in Landrum for 40 years
and was in the mercantile busi
ness there for 24 years until his
retirement. He and Mrs. Ballew,
the former Mary Catherine Gosnell
who survives him, celebrated their
70th wedding anniversary on
November 29.
Besides his widow he is surviv
ed by three sons and three daugh
ters, J. E. Ballew of Landrum;
Wortha and Bryson Ballew of
Nashville, Tenn.; Mrs. J. M. Bar
nette, and Mrs. Connie Howard,
Landrum; Mrs. David McDaniel.
Paterson, N. J. Also 39 grand
children and 33 great grand
children.
Services will be conducted bjf the
Revs. A. A. Scoggins, A. T. How
ard, W. B. Belue and Henry An
derson.
Grandsons who will serve as pall
bearers are H. D. Jr., and Alfred
McDaniel, Julian Barnette, Hubert
and Merle Ballew. and Olan How
ard. .
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Erskine Jr.,
of Philadelphia arrive In Tryon
today for a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph C. Erskine.